Jill C. Parent

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Jill C. Parent (Stepanchak)

Parent, Jill (Stepanchak), age 56, of Coon Rapids, passed away peacefully surrounded by friends and family on July 12, 2022. She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Alma Stepanchak, and her sister Dr. Jane DeGidio. Jill is survived by numerous family members, friends, and students. Jill was loyal, caring, giving, and passionate about her career in teaching and rescuing dogs. Though her time here was not long enough, she touched the lives of everyone she met. She gave love and was loved deeply by all of her friends and students. We will forever cherish her memory; we're all blessed to have had Jill in our lives. Please feel free to post a memory of Jill to share on this site and Forevermissed.com. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, August 12, from 4-6 pm at Lion’s Coon Creek Park in Coon Rapids.

This is Our Time to Celebrate Jill

Jill Parent of Coon Rapids, Minnesota passed away peacefully surrounded by her best friends, her chosen family, on July 12, 2022.

Jill was a beautiful person, inside and out. She was loyal, caring, and giving. She was passionate about her career in teaching and rescuing dogs. Though her time here was not long enough, she touched the lives of everyone she met. She gave love and was loved deeply by all of her friends and students. We will forever cherish her memory as the gift that it was; we were all blessed to have had Jill as a part of our lives.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

Today and every day going forward is our time to celebrate Jill.